skilled manager; resourceful general
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
club budget; club expense
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
Christmas Eve; holy night
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
sovereign; emperor; monarch
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
review; reconsideration; revision
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
rikka; formal style of ikebana